We are pleased to announce that all systems are stable.
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Major VIU IT outage beginning late Friday June 23 till mid-afternoon Monday June 26
The Information Technology (IT) department is upgrading VIU’s core technology infrastructure beginning Friday June 23 at 10:00PM and continuing through Monday June 26 mid-afternoon. All VIU services including the ability to log into VIU computers and email, connect to VIU network resources, connect to VIU’s wireless network, or access any application that requires your VIU computer account such as VIULearn, VIUTube, VIUBlogs, student record system (SRS), financial record system (FRS), VPN, or email will be unavailable. For more information see: https://technology.viu.ca/help/maintenance
Major VIU IT outage is OVER – All is Working!
A major VIU IT outage happened on Saturday June 3. All was complete and was back up and running around 9 pm Saturday. VIULearn, VIUTube, VIUOnline Rooms, VIUBlogs and other tools and functions for teaching and learning are working for students and faculty. For more information see: https://technology.viu.ca/help/maintenance
VIULearn Upgrade to Daylight
VIULearn has been updated to the new Daylight experience as of Sunday, April 30 am. Read more about the changes here (paste URL in browser): http://bit.ly/VIUDaylight.
Before logging in, please ensure you are using the most up to date version of Google Chrome or Safari. VIULearn will work the best in these browsers. If your internet browser is not the latest version, you can experience challenges accessing the My Home page.
VIULearn Upgrades to a Modern Responsive Design – April 30
On April 30th, VIULearn will be changing its look to a more modern and cleaner interface. Read more about the changes and see a preview of the new interface here: http://bit.ly/VIUDaylight
Server Maintenance – Wednesday April 12th
VIU will be conducting routine server maintenance on Wednesday April 12th from 6:00am-7:30am and again between 5:00pm-6:30pm. During this time VIULearn, VIUTube, and VIUBlogs may be unavailable for up to 15 minutes. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience. For more information see https://viu-it.statuspage.io/
RESOLVED: Assignment Grader App
If you are using the Assignment Grader App, upgrade to the newest version (v2.22.1) to resolve issues with student grades being incorrectly attached. Please visit D2L’s advisory page for further details: https://community.brightspace.com/blogs/product/ios_d2l_assignment_grader_product_advisory
Server Maintenance and Product Advisory
VIU will be conducting routine server maintenance on Wednesday March 15th from 6:00am-7:30am and again between 5:00pm-6:30pm. During this time VIULearn, VIUTube, and VIUBlogs may be unavailable for up to 15 minutes. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience. For more information see https://viu-it.statuspage.io/
D2L has released a product advisory for the iOS Assignment Grader App. In a specific set of circumstances, the iOS version of the app may attached your feedback to the incorrect student submission. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please visit D2L’s advisory page for further details: https://goo.gl/JCnIe2
Attention VIU Faculty Members Using the iOS Assignment Grader App
The Centre has just received an advisory from our software provider about the iOS Assignment Grader App. In a specific set of circumstances, the iOS version of the app may attached your feedback to the incorrect student submission.
Please visit D2L’s advisory page for further details: https://community.brightspace.com/blogs/product/ios_d2l_assignment_grader_product_advisory
All systems stable
All of VIU’s learning technologies are functioning normally. Hope the term is going well for you!